Man struck in downtown hit-and-run dies

A person struck in successful-and-run downtown on Friday died from his accidents at Banner-College Medical Middle Tucson on Sunday.

The person was recognized as Robert Plata, sixty four, based on a Tucson Police Division Fb submit Monday, April three.

Shortly earlier than three p.m. Friday, officers responded to a crash involving a pedestrian on West Congress Road and North Church Avenue, police stated.

Tucson Hearth Division paramedics have been treating a person, later recognized as Plata, within the street about 50 ft west of Church on Congress in entrance of a Solar Hyperlink cease. Paramedics took Plata to the hospital.

Visitors detectives took over the hit-and-run investigation. Witnesses have been interviewed and it doesn’t seem that Plata was in a crosswalk when he was struck by an unknown car, police stated.

The investigation is constant and detectives ask that anybody with info name 88-CRIME, an nameless tipster hotline.

Since January, there have been sixteen visitors fatalities within the metropolis, in comparison with eight right now final yr, based on police knowledge.